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dire impact that $85 billion in cuts would have this year. >> there are literally teachers now who are giving pink slips, notices that they can't come back this fall. >> we are not making this up, david. we are not making this up in order to put pain on the american people. we are required to cut a billion dollars. >> today two news conferences are planned. the first to talk about the impact on air travel. the second, to talk about the impact on national parks. the white house also released a detailed state by state breakdown of the impact. for example in california, 15,810 kids won't get vaccinated. in florida, they say, 6250 kids will lose college financial aid. in new york, $42.7 million will be cut from education. in virginia, 90,000 civilians working for the defense department would be furloughed. republicans say the administration is pushing a

doomsday scenario that's nothing more than a pr stunt. >> stop the campaign and stop scaring the american people. >> senator coburn is the president exaggerating the impact of these cuts? absolute. >> i in the campaign he said this wouldn't happen. it is time for him to lead the effort as the commander in chief of this country. >> i want to bring in carrie brown and alex. good to see both of. >> did you good morning. >> which sit, is it a doomsday scenario or are he in for real trouble? is the truth somewhere in between? >> i think the truth somewhere in between. it is matter of when this sort of doomsday scenario kicks in. there's pretty wide -- i guess agreement in washington that we may not see all of these things that the administration outlined over the weekend. all of these bad things happening right away come friday at the -- when the clock strikes mid nature. what we will see is over a

period of several weeks, i think the -- seems as though the problems will get worse. furlough notices will go out quick flip people will be on the job for a period 306 days. some of this impact will kick in gradually over a period of time. i think that the administration is correct that these -- this is certainly a possibility. more than a possibility. the longer it goes on. that's the real threat. >> we mentioned the white house puts out this detailed plan of what the cuts will mean for each state. does this make it seem more real? does it matter? because this time polls show that actually people are paying less attention and a lot of them haven't heard what the sequester is. what do you think, alex? >> i think absolutely. when you put out something -- you know, what the white house trying to do, show the very real impact of this and how you do that as bring it down to the local level. don't forget once have you these sort of stories, you have this information out. it is not just a national media that's covering it now. you are talking about local news outsxlets newspapers and tv stations. you know, it makes it real in a way that, you know, when people

click on the evening newses or check "the new york times" it becomes real it wasn't then. so it is part of a media strategy to amp the pressure. >> you had a good piece on politico, carrie. it said is defense defenseless. the idea of the sequester was that republicans were supposed to want to protect defense. so much when -- they have to make a deal. but it seems most of the members who were the biggest defenders are either gone or saying the iraq war is over, troops are coming home from afghanistan. and so there seems to be more of a willing must to have these cuts. if s there a very different dynamic than when the deal was struck? >> certainly i think that just the -- this sort of predictions of how this would play out have changed in is just because of the passage of time really. politics, political environmentment is different than it was about that 2011. the president has more power or he is at a more politically powerful position given that he just won re-election. there is more divides within the republican party between pokes

who -- longstanding tradition of republican politics is you defend defense at all cost. there is -- a growing number of republicans who are looking at the national debt and saying this is very ream opportunity to get cuts. that faction of the party is growing. really very influential and loud in terms of saying we have this opportunity. we have to take it. really reflect as big divide. that's why we are not seeing a lot of unity on their side. the democratic side the president is simply in a stronger position today than he was in 2011 to demand certain things and really stick by it. >> which didn't stop louisiana governor bobby jindal from suggesting that the way to do deal with this is get rid of obama care. >> delay the health care exchange society they can work with states on waivers, flexibility, and you can save tens of billions of dollars there. you are not cutting a program that started yet. just delay it. >> a lot of elected -- spending

a lot more time talking about things that are never going to happen than trying to figure out what can. >> you know, i think, look, the -- the governor there is making a political point and no one expects that the medicaid expansion will be delayed or obama care will be delayed in any way. i think carrie's point was really good one. we have been watching the rise of tea party republicans with really sort of an anti-spending message. we have been working -- watching, interacting with the foreign policy and lindsey graham and john mccains, the republican party. now we are finally seeing it. the sort of anti-spending wing has overtaken the foreign policy. at least its it comes to this issue. >> chris van holland, good morning, congressman. >> good morning, chris. >> what's going on behind the scenes to get a deal right now? is there any communication at all? you heard the criticism that -- that the president is not meeting with congressional leaders. both sides have been blaming each other.

what's going on in a way that mate solve this? >> well, chris, there has been communication but that's very i different, as you know, than a negotiation. we have not seen a negotiation. primarily because republicans con to cling to their position they will not accept one penny of additional revenue as part of a balanced alternative to the sequester. what the president, democrats, said we understand. we have to make tough cuts and do them at a targeted and smart way but we should also be cutting these tax loopholes that benefit very wealthy individuals and which, frankly, republicans acknowledged were all over the tax code during the last presidential election. if they can come around to the balanced approach we can move poured. i think you are your conversation you just had really hit the nail on the head. have you this split between the tea party republicans who were cheering on the sequester and want to see it happen. and those republicans who understand the very deep, very quick, and arbitrary cuts in

defense, are irresponsible. as are the other cuts. so how that plays out on the republican side in next three weeks will determine how this whole -- how this story friends you heard bobby jindal suggesting getting rid of parts of obama care. here is what scott walker and other republicans are suggesting. >> i think they are right and should find alternatives and do their job. why not empower the president and his administration, give hem the authority within their budgets, and to make those changes so they don't have to do some of the things they are talking about. still they have to make the cuts because we still have to balance the budget. >> make the cuts but give some authority to pick other things to cut. is that at least the starting point for some sort of deal? >> well, here's the problem. there are two issues. one is the problem with the arbitrary nation of the cuts. here's where flexibility, obviously, would be helpful. the other issue is the depth of the cuts in a very short period of time. that's where the -- nonpartisan independent congressional budget

office has said it will cost us 750,000 jobs. >> but you know -- you know what the counter is. two things really. one, they say the real problem in terms of jobs and losing jobs if you start to raise taxes because that will be what is the real hit on the economy. and then there are people like nebraska's governor, dave hyneman, told "the new york times," the white house is engaged in scare tactics. every governor in this country knows how to cut their budget by 2%, 3%. the white house ought to learn how to do it. what about those? >> is the non partisan independent congressional budget office engaged in scare tactics, too? of course not. they say -- very clearly -- that if you suck $110 billion out of the economy between march 1 and the end of this year, 750,000

americans are going to see their jobs lost. lack of jobs gained. that's a full third, one-third of economic output in this country between now and the end of the year. this is not the obama administration. these are the non partisan professionals of the congressional budget office. that's why it is really for to replace these very deep and immediate cuts with a longer-term plan to both target cuts, for example, excessive ag subsidies. those are cuts. we should also eliminate the tax breaks, whether it is for big oil companies or for folks that are making a lot of money and taking a huge advantage of special interest deductions. if you combine cuts to programs in a targeted way over time with the elimination of the tax expenditures, tax preferences, you can achieve the same amount of long-term deficit reduction without disrupting the economy and causing the loss of jobs. that's what we propose. >> we were showing the -- white house examples because they give

the state by state breakdown what they say will happen. for maryland, that analysis by the white house says you would lose $14.4 million in education funding. 200 teachers at risk. 46,000 civilians would be furloughed who worked for the department of defense. we know there's almost a disproportionate hurt in the immediate washington area in places like maryland and virginia. so -- what do you think will happen here? i mean -- is there any way to avoid this, congressman? >> well, mine, the way to avoid it is to follow the lead of over 75% of the american people who said in that "usa today" poll that they support a balanced ail the earntive to the sequester. the same deficit reduction over a period of time. and in the house, the democrats put forward a proposal to deal with this in a balanced way. we would like a vote on it. we actually believe if we put

that up for a vote in the house, that would pass because you would have people like the chairman and armed services committee who in the past has said that he would prefer to close some of those tax loopholes for special interests than see the across-the-board defense cuts. >> you don't have an expectation that will happen. right? >> but i -- >> so what's going to happen? >> as long as the tea party caucus in the house remains -- has the upper hand and are cheering on the idea of the across-the-board cuts, even though they will be very disruptive and hurt jobs in the economy, as long as they hold tight, then it is impossible to move forward. the only thing that can move them off that position is if the senate is able to come up with a bipartisan proposal and then put pressure on the house where the american people are once again understanding that the house of representatives, republicans here, are refusing to budge on a very for issue. because so long as they remain

locked into that position, it is -- you can't move forward. that's been the problem all along. we have artificially created deadlines causing great uncertainty to the economy. and yet they don't want to move, they want the reeight more deadlines. created another one with the may 19 fight over the debt ceiling again. so -- that's the problem. we believe that if the american people are fully engaged in the conversation, by the way, a lot of republican gofs are also calling their members and saying this will be very disruptive to our local economies, if that happens, maybe we will begin to see a turn of events. >> congressman, always good to have you on the program. thanks very much. >> good to be with you. >> carrie, you were talking about the fact it is right that americans are not necessarily plugged into this. but now it is getting a lot of coverage on local news stations and people are paying attention about what it would mean for their community in terms of jobs and things like that. now you hear congressman van holland talking about governors

putting pressure on. is there any indication that any of these outside forces will move things? >> i think that's the white house's only really move at this point. that's the leverage they are using opinion the fact they released this sunday was -- by no coincidence. that, you know, they all along, the president has been trying to build up the pressure to isolate republicans and force them to accept that this cannot be done lou cuts only and what we saw yesterday as part of that strategy, i'm doubtful that this will get -- is enough to get resolved before friday. congress works slowly. you are already within a window the house needs to have a bill out for a certain period of time. that's not going to meet that. they are not going to be there by thursday. given that nobody is really talking to each other on the substantive level. i think it is pretty clear at this point that this sequester will go into effect. it is a question of now how long it will be take for the sides to get back together. >> there has been a lot of back and forth, alex.

especially over the past weekend over who is to blame for getting us into this pickle. republicans have been quoting a piece by bob woodward in "the washington post" that says the sequester was initiated by the white house and brainchild of neighbors. the white house has pushed back on this. they insist revenue has always been part of the equation. how much does this matter in this big debate? >> you know, i think it matters a little bit but not very much. i think, you know, talking with congressional republicans, you know, their point is look, maybe we know we are in a weak position. politically speaking this debate. the president has the bully pulpit and commands so much attention. people more or less side with him over republicans. so, you know, what they are trying to do is find something they can go on offense with and quote, unquote, muddy the waters and say, look, we are not to blame. the president is every bit if not more to blame for this. when these gash you know, these

cuts happen, when you start to feel the pain and sort of your every day life, it is -- it is the president's fault. not our fault. look, i think even a lot of them will acknowledge that's -- kind of a difficult argument to sell when they are -- you know, several hundred of them cut witness their own separate message and one central unified message from the president himself and can command such a bigger plat form every time he speaks. >> good to see both of you. thank you. on a might when the favorites all pretty much won, there was still a big surprise at the oscars. the academy saved it for last. >> and now for the moment we have all been waiting for -- and the oscar goes to. argo. congratulations. >> the first lady appearing live from the diplomatic room of the

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we have several major developments out of rome this morning. pope benedict xvi has given the cardinals permission to start up the date of the conclave. there will be one fewer cardinal in that conclave. keith o'brien, head of the church in scotland, has resigned after he was accused by three priests and a former priest of inappropriate behavior. let's bring in nbc news vatican analyst george michaels, senior fellow at the ethics and policy center. george, so more than 100,000

people turned out yesterday for the pope's pin am sunday blessing. but have you all this controversy out there. let's start with cardinal o'brien. this is a man who has been outspoken in his views against homosexuality and when there were calls for l.a.'s former cardinal to stay home from the conclave because of his role in protecting the abusive priests. here is what the cardinal said. >> if someone erred in some way or another that does not -- judgment and other matters. >> probably not exactly the statement that people would have wanted to hear from him. so he's decided to step down. was this the vatican pushing him out of the conclave? >> reporter: i think he was planning to retire or be retired next month. and things simply moved up a bit faster because of the reports earlier this week. as you can see it is a bit raw here. weatherwise in rome.

i think the local media environment is similar. there's a lot of conspiracy theorizing going on. and -- that's probably not going to give us a real clear view of what the issues are at the conclave. >> yeah. you had these rumors of blackmail and conspiracy theories in the -- italian newspapers. i mean is this going to have an impact, do you think, on the conclave? >> reporter: i think what is going to have an impact is now the widespread understanding of the pope received in mid december. a report from three very senior cardinals laying out a set of problems with the functioning of the vatican and that has crystalized, i think, a sense that's been building over the last five years or more. that this pope has been badly ill-served by those in whom he proposed trust, that there are some systemic problems in the vatican that need to be

addressed. i suspect that those problems are going to be rather vigorously debated when the cardinals begin what are called the general congregations, meeting of all the members, electors and those over 80, which we now assume will begin sometime early next week. >> let me ask you about cardinal mahoney. roman catholic activists gathered more than 10,000 signatures for a petition asking him to recuse himself from the conclave. of course, he was the head of the los angeles diocese and shielded priests known to be abusers. he announced -- on twitter, on his blog post, his people have, that he has every intention of going to rome. in fact, suggested he is very excited about it. is there going to be more pressure especially especially what happened to cardinal o'brien not to be part of this conclave? >> reporter: i don't really know. the canon law of the church is

pretty clear. that -- participation in a conclave has an obligation of a member of the college. and i think it would probably set an extremely bad precedent if plebiscites were suddenly to determine who gets to vote and who doesn't. the real problem here in the long-term problem is how to better judge the leadership of the church when it is chosen and how to address this issue which is really quite striking of retired cardinals who nonetheless retain a conclave vote. something like 20% of this electorate is going to be retired. that seems like something that ought to be looked at seriously in the future. >> well, i mean, the argument, obviously is that 20% p, cardinal mahoney is the one who shielded abusive priests. that's -- i think, a different conversation. we are out of time.

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background checks for the about 40% of gun sales that don't require those checks now. the sticking point appears to be tissue of requiring records for private gun sales. in a statement one of the key players in all of this, senator chuck schumer, says talks are moving forward, quote, these negotiations are challenging. as you would expect on an issue as complicated as guns. but all of the senators involved are approaching this in good faith. we are also serious about wanting to get something done and we are going to keep trying. opponents have been very vocal and not in the mood to negotiate. >> i don't think we are that close to a deal. they are absolutely -- will will absolutely not be record keeping on legitimate law-abiding gun owners in this country. and if they want to eliminate the benefits of actually trying to prevent the sales to people who are mentally ill and to criminals, all they have to do is create a record keeping. that will kill this bill. >> it is aimed at registering your guns and when another

tragic opportunity presents itself, that registry will be used to confiscate your guns. >> let's bring in republican strategist rich guyland, former speaker for newt gingrich. and jason stanford. good morning. rich, it seems the nra strategy is to tell people that don't take anything at pace value. rather than background checks to keep the guns out of the hands of criminals and mental ill, it is really just a step towards rounding up all of your guns. is that kind of talk fair or helpful? >> well, i think you have to look at the nra like you look at some of the other interest groups. the keepers of the flame. they are the ones we depend upon to make sure that, you know, that -- that particular right, whatever it is, is protected to the maximum amount.

it does not mean you have to agree with everything they stand for but that's their job. what senator coburn was saying was probably where most people, like me, stand. if i want to sell my gun and somebody says well, you need to go to a gun store and do a transfer, well, i can live with that. that's not going change my life particularly. what i don't like is the fact that what we know is that anytime the government gets a piece of information on you, it is there forever and there for everybody. >> the nra is continuing its pr campaign. just released a new ad. let me play it for you. >> some of the proposals, gun trafficking, and the one that i have been pushing, which is universal registration. universal registration. >> when gun owners hear universal background checks, we know what it means. >> universal registration. >> jason, is rich right about that? is this just one step on a slippery slope? >> well, i'm glad the

republicans in washington have finally found a loophole they are willing to close. rich is wrong. if he sells his car privately to another citizen they -- >> there is no constitutional right to own a car. >> go ahead. i'm sorry. >> i appreciate your input, rich. but this is -- but if you are going to track gun sales at gun stores why not track them in private sales? this is just paranoid hypotheticals being pushed by the nra. they are talking slippery slopes when democrats are talking about reality. let's deal with what's really going on. we don't know who is selling guns in this country. it is impossible to track. that's dangerous. >> rich, can there be compromise? if so, where? >> i'm not -- you know, there may well be and senate is working hard at it. i'm perfectly willing to see what comes out the other end to see whether or not i support. nobody cares whether i support it or not. you about -- >> there does seem to be -- you have seen the polls as i have. there has been a change since newtown.

people are definitely more open to these ideas. >> the -- the -- idea -- no. that's right. background checks, i think, are something -- if you run a gun show, i don't have any problem with requiring somebody to throw in five or six computer terminals and say you have to run people through there. i think that's okay. i don't think anybody really has a gigantic problem with that. i am concerned about -- are things like the government somehow or another -- some point if you want to own a gun, they have to -- ultimately undergo a psychiatric examination. i know that jason doesn't think this is going to happen. >> no one is talking about that. >> we have been here before. >> i have never heard that suggested, rich. >> i know. >> we have never been there before. >> i know. that's where the government likes to take these things. >> well, after -- >> no, they don't. >> yeah. they do. >> let's talk about what has been proposed as opposed to hypotheticals. a lot of calls for ban on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines. honestly, both sides of the aisle, there doesn't seem to be

a lot of stomach for that. why? >> i'm real concerned about two things here. i think we are seeing an example of the divorce between a political classes and the american people. and the american people don't even get their government on wednesdays and alternate weekends. the one thing i'm worried about here is this bill is going to go before the judiciary committee which gives ted cruise and another opportunity to embarrass texas. we are probably not going to get an up or down vote on assault weapons ban. i'm in texas. even here, being a liberal means you only own one gun. a majority of texans, according to a poll, means banning assault rifle. >> what poll is that? >> the public policy poll. >> oh, public policy poll. >> are you telling me it is skewed. >> yes. >> we are going to -- >> you are going to tell me that skewed? that worked out great for you last time, rich. >> what does that have to do with anything? >> to be continued.

thank you, gentlemen. >> checking the news feed this morning. for the second time in less an week, a major blizzard is bearing down on the central plains. national weather service says this storm will pack higher winds and some areas could see more than a foot of snow. the kansas governor has extended the state of emergency he first declared last week. right now opening statements getting under way in the civil trial over the worst offshore oil spill in u.s. history. bp was locked in last-minute negotiation was state and federal officials over the weekend. hoping to pull together an 11th hour settlement. nothing so far. a judge will start to hear the case expected to be worth billions of dollars. it killed 11 workers and sent millions of gallons of oil into the gulf of mexico three years ago. in 2018, the era of castro leadership in cuba will come to an end. president raul castro says this will be his final five-year term. he's tapped his top deputy to

take over. castro's speech was attended by his brother, fidel, who, of course, led the cuban revolution in 1959. this morning oscar pistorius checked in with authorities under the terms of his bail. she free as he waits for his murder trial to start in the death of his girlfriend. more legal troubles for the pass tore yeah family. his holder brother, carl, now officially facing negligent homicide charges for the death of a woman in the 2008 traffic accident. americans still drink too much alcohol. according to a new study, 18% of men and 11% of women drink more than the recommended amount. would drinks per day. on the flip side it also means the majority of americans stay within the federal guidelines. air travel and the sequester. both sides debating whether it will be a major inconvenience to travelers. we have those details coming up in five minutes. the telecommute is coming to a screeching halt for hundreds of yahoo workers.

mandy drury is here with what's moving your money. the new ceo there ruffling a lot of feathers. what's going on? >> on friday, annoyed employees at yahoo leaked a memo from human resources banning telecommuting. some of the best decisions come from hallway and cafeteria discussions. impromptu meetings. you can images inin this day and age social media jumped on it especially on twitter where one person wrote hey, marisa, 1980 just called and want their work environment back. as for why a yahoo dash what will happen at yahoo, some people may decide to head to the exit. experts say companies like google are really keen to -- yeah hoop he's tool talent and may pounce. when asked for a comment a spokesperson wrote we do not comment on rumors or speculation or internal maters. >> you wonder if they might figure out a compromise on that.

we shall see. we talked about americans cut become spending. apparently not when it comes to our beloved pets. >> animal lovers spent a record $ 53 billion on food, vet care, kennels and various other things last year. which is up 5% from the year before. it is also expected we should see another 4% gain this year. so you know $34.3 billion, two-thirds of total spending. various other things like medications and whatever. but guess what, alternative vet care like acupuncture, $12.5 billion. >> acupuncture? >> for your pets. >> things we do for our animals. mandy drury, thank you. >> did you watch the oscars last night, mandy? >> i didn't actual ly. >> i'm going to tell you who i thought the best dressed were. >> who? >> this is my list.

nobody's but mine. charlize theron. would look great in paper sack. jennifer hudson, you believable. jennifer lawrence who took home a trophy and a lot of best dressed awards. jessica chastain who just looks like old hollywood glamour. a dress if i was going have a dress, you can't see the detail on this, but queen latifah looked awesome. that's my list. >> very tasteful. i agree. this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. another pill stop. can i get my aleve back yet? ♪ for my pain, i want my aleve. ♪ [ male announcer ] look for the easy-open red arthritis cap.

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at it. >> republicans are fighting back. >> what do you make of secretary lahood, a republican blaming republicans? >> shame on ray lahood. >> 15 minutes from now several officials are holding a news conference on the sequestration impact on air travel. mickey mccarter, washington correspondent for homeland security today. there are two big things i heard most about. one is fewer tsa agents. so if, say, 50,000 screeners aren't there, do we know what will happen? are we talking an extra half hour's wait? hours? do we? >>. >> we don't really know. where tsa is concerned, pretty much saying what other federal agencies are saying. it is going to have to furlough its workers somewhere between 7 to 14 day which is is what secretary lahood said about employees at the faa as well. he's projecting up to 90 minutes

of delay time for a lot of flights in major zbloyts wow. okay. talked about the faa. that could mean -- $600 million furloughing this is according to the white house, 47,000 employees, closing 100 control towers, cutting control tower shifts. what could that mean? >> it depends on who you talk to. republicans in congress lashed out and said the 90 minutes of delays don't have to happen because of pilots sometime haven't reached the level they were at before 9/11. and the faa's budget has grown something like 41%. operations budget grown 41% in the past ten years. republicans in congress shot against lahood and said sure there are other places you can cut that won't necessarily not diminish airports operations. >> a group of republican lawmakers heading transportation and aviation committees released this statement about the impact of travelers. quote, we are disappointed by the administration, creating a

alarm about sequestration's impact on aviation. before jumping to the conclusion that the furloughs must be implemented the administration agency needs to sharpen their pencils. prematurely outlining potential impacts before identifying other save sings not helpful. pretty much to your point from what john thune among others. is p is there a sense it is being exaggerated? >> some airlines don't expect my major impact. it is hard to tell at this point. faa has cut a billion dollars. obviously the white house is bringing this to the forefront in the last couple of days. the public will see and feel a pinch when they are waiting in for the -- airports for their pilots or when their flights are counselled and the secretary said once the airlines are fully

aware of how this is going to go, they are going to start delaying of counseling lights it is interesting because that has been part of the conversation is that well, nothing is going to happen million people really start peeling the pinch. i have this idea in my head of spring break and parents showing up and a couple of kids in tow. all of sudden they get to the airport an hour and a half early and cannot get through the security line. that's not out of the realm of possibility. is it? >> it is not. that's what the administration wants to put the pressure on because all those people that could potentially be affected, the white house wants them to call their congressmen and say hey, don't let the sequester go through. don't cut, you know, the faa. don't let flights be delayed. >> mickey mccarter. good to see you. today's wheat of the day combines today's big stories. wouldn't don'ts of all $48,000 swag bags from the oscars enable

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it was a big night for politics at the oscars. daniel day-lewis picked up the best actor award for his portrayal of abraham lincoln. the first to win three best actor awards. it is also the first time an actor won the top prize for playing a u.s. president. who knew. richard lui knew. he is here with the drill down on political winners and losers from last might. >> not because i stayed up late last night. it is because we watched the day after. if the plot was political with complex characters, oscar liked it this year. "argo," story of the 1979 iran hostage crisis, won three trophies, including best picture, it portrayed director ben affleck's position as cia director. "lincoln" walked away with two

oscars. it portrayed the bouts of depression and drive of abraham lincoln. zt zero dark thirty" got the snub. as described in the documentary the cross woods of hollywood and politics is decades old. one aiming at elections, the other awards like the oscars. "the washington post" points how to both have caffeinated consultants with war rooms. studios launching stealth attempts to dig at topsition and even targeting academy swing voters with ads. this year stands out. back to 2008 with hurt locker or earlier to find a year that had strong political headlines. the best picture winning iraq war film had the same director as "zero dark thirty." before that "the deer hunter" about the vietnam war, won best picture. the rest of the roundup here. jennifer lawrence with best

actress. anne hathaway, best supporting actress. boy, what a turnout it was. "argo" and "life of pi" had the most, four of the gold men. those statuettes first given out when the president was herbert hoover. >> who knew. we showed it earlier in the show. you can't forget michelle obama gave out the award for best picture. >> big movie buff. her communications director saying hey, that's something she was looking forward to. >> who wouldn't want do that. thank you so much. that's going to wrap up this hour of "jansing and and company." thomas roberts is up next. did your favorites win last might? >> it was late night. >> done stay up i did. all the way through song at the end. >> good for you. i made it all the way to 9:30. >> you did? that's why you look so good. that's why i look like this. thanks. the sequester square or dare. the white house sounding the alarm about the impact of the steep budget cuts coming known as the sequester.

republicans say the president is crying wolf over this and we will talk about that and bring you live coverage when the president addresses the national governors association. another scandal plaguing the vatican during the pope's final week as pontiff. allegations of inappropriate behavior. we go live to rome to find out what is coming next. one of the lawyers for the project joins me to talk about the white house stepping into the supreme court battle over marriage equality. just tacos. yeah, it's our job to make you want it. but honestly... it's not that hard. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican.